Posts By Erik Stabile

Menomena – Moms

Menomena - Moms Barsuk: 2012 It’s hard to imagine Menomena without the multi-talented Brent Knopf, who in 2011 left the band to pursue work with Ramona Falls. Knopf was instrumental to Menomena’s creative process. During live performances, Knopf played keyboard, electric guitar, and glockenspiel, all…

Four Tet – Pink

9/8/12 | By Erik Stabile | 1 Comment

Four Tet - Pink Text Records: 2012 Four Tet’s latest work, Pink, is full of dissonance, instrumentally diverse and quintessentially Four Tet. Sitting through the entire album is a journey, one that’s both difficult at times and instantly engaging. Pink takes…

Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti – Mature Themes

8/26/12 | By Erik Stabile | No Comments

Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti - Mature Themes 4AD: 2012 There is a fine line between the satirist and the jester. I’m still not sure which persona Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti adopts on their latest album, Mature Themes. How well could you…

Com Truise – In Decay

8/12/12 | By Erik Stabile | No Comments

Com Truise - In Decay Ghostly International: 2012 When I listen to Com Truise I think of angles. I think of sharp shapes, smattered across caves in varying neon color. Com Truise, to me, is the cubism of electronic music. There…

Micachu & The Shapes – Never

7/28/12 | By Erik Stabile | No Comments

Micachu & The Shapes - Never Rough Trades Records: 2012 Micachu and The Shapes waited for the perfect time to release their sophomore album Never, a follow-up to the to the over-the-pop, experimental album, Jewelry. It’s a time when things are…

Delicate Steve – Positive Force

7/22/12 | By Erik Stabile | 3 Comments

Delicate Steve - Positive Force Luaka Bop: 2012 Delicate Steve’s sophomore album, Positive Force, continues in the path of guitar-centric instrumentals, pitch-shifting melodies and touching composition–this time with more layers than his debut album Wondervisions. Delicate Steve, also known by his…